A LUCKY Northwood student beat hundreds of international competitors to win a trip across Europe.

Sabrina Ashgar from Northwood won the Beaverbrook Vimy Prize from Canadian charity the Vimy Foundation to travel to historical sites in Europe.

The 17-year-old who goes to Watford Grammar School was selected out of more than 200 applicants to participate in the flagship scholarship programme, now in its tenth year of existence, and was the only student selected from the UK.

The Beaverbrook Vimy Prize consists of a fully-funded, two-week educational program in England, France, and Belgium to study the intertwined history of our countries during the First and Second World Wars.

Scheduled for August 7-21 2016, 16 outstanding students from Canada, the UK, and France will attend intimate history lectures at Oxford, visit Essex Farm in Belgium where Canadian poet John McCrae wrote In Flanders Fields, walk along Juno Beach and other key sites in Normandy, and of course, pay their respects at the stunning Canadian National Vimy Memorial, among other immersive daily trips to battlefields, cemeteries and memorials.

The Battle of Vimy Ridge has remained such a key part of Canada’s history not only because it was a military victory, but because many of the core Canadian values were a contributing factor to its success: leadership, innovation, and teamwork.

Sabrina was selected as the UK winner of this prize because she also showcases these qualities at her school and in her community.

Sabrina is an outstanding student who is passionate about the study of history.

Her goal in pursuing the Beaverbrook Vimy Prize is to learn more about the First World War from the Canadian perspective.

She is the co-founder of the short film & animation club at Watford Grammar School for Girls, a member of the school’s governments and politics society, and regularly attends the debating society and the feminist society.

Sabrina is a talented pianist, and regularly volunteers at Watford Central Library.